Inside the Shanidar Cave

Inside the Shanidar Cave

The cave of Shanidar lies in the Bradost mountain, part of Zagros Mountain range in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. The site is located within in the valley of the Great Zab river. It was excavated from 1957–1961 CE by Ralph Solecki and his team from Columbia University and yielded the first adult Neanderthal skeletons in Iraq, dating from 60–80,000 years BCE.

The cave of Shanidar lies in the Bradost mountain, part of Zagros Mounta...

Shanidar

Added byarchaeologsIN Place Names Save Show on map

We try our best to keep the ads from getting in your way. If you'd like to show your support, you can use Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee.

There is no definition for this word in selected language

Add for yourself or Contact us